Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9600
+32 25889658
ISSN: 2155-9600
+32 25889658
Javaid A
Princess Noura Bint Abdul Rehman University,
Riyadh
KSA
Research Article
Breakfast Skipping And Its Effects On Emotional And Academic Behaviour Of A Group Of Saudi Medical Students
Author(s): Javaid A and Munir I
Javaid A and Munir I
Background: Skipping breakfast is related to adverse effects on class attendance, academic performance, emotional status and mood especially in the age of childhood and adolescent.
Aims and objectives: A cross-sectional study was designed to find out the correlation between Skipping breakfast and its effects on the emotional and academic behaviour of a group of medical students.
Materials and methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 100 medical students of first Professional MBBS at Princes Nourah Bint Abdulrahman Women University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The study was based on a questionnaire and Students were divided into two groups based on those who took breakfast frequently (Group 1) and those who skip breakfast (Group 2). The questionnaire consisted of two parts. The first part of the questionnai.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9600.1000735